Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1049309

Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius

Observation date: June 02, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Habitat: wet gravel road through weedy and brushy secondgrowth bottomland hardwoods area. Conditions: warm and sunny. Mid-to-late morning. Many individuals of duskywing-type butterflies present, may or may not all be this species (likely all same?). The location is an entrance to Catahoula NWR Bushley Bayou Unit on east side of Hwy 126. Observed while participating in North American Breeding Bird Survey, Enterprise route.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: February 09, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, Catahoula Parish